ISLAND VOICES

Hawaii as swing state? Maybe, so go vote

By Currun Singh

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 04, 2012

If the pundits and pollsters are right about the divisiveness of this election, Hawaii voters may well decide the outcome of this year's presidential race. Calling the nine swing states using interactive electoral maps shows multiple scenarios in which this could happen.
For example, say Mitt Romney sweeps Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Iowa; and President Barack Obama holds Ohio, Nevada and Colorado.

If the pundits and pollsters are right about the divisiveness of this election, Hawaii voters may well decide the outcome of this year's presidential race. Calling the nine swing states using interactive electoral maps shows multiple scenarios in which this could happen.